Orthopedic

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

With out-of-state patients representing about 50 percent of his caseload, Richard Berger, MD, has revamped protocols "to ensure safety and limit exposure."

Sports medicine surgeon Brian Cole, MD, was installed as president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America for the 2020-21 term, according to a May 18 announcement.

Kamaljeet Singh Banga, MD, is the latest orthopedic surgeon to join Oswego (N.Y.) Health's medical staff, according to NNY 360.

The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board recently appointed Michael Russonella, DO, as a boxing physician, Tap Into reports.

A recent study published in the British Journal of Surgery has projected that the COVID-19 pandemic will cancel or postpone more than 28.4 million elective surgeries worldwide in 2020, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Healthcare rankings authority Dexur analyzed Medicare claims for the cost of care over a 90-day period for hip and knee replacements at hospitals in New York City, with Hospital for Special Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital and NYU Langone's Tisch Hospital…

Healthcare rankings authority Dexur analyzed Medicare claims for the cost of care over a 90-day period for hip and knee replacements at hospitals in New York City.

Daniel Gibbs, MD, was named Utah's best orthopedic surgeon by the readers of Salt Lake City Weekly.

Orthopedic surgeon Benjamin Schwartz, MD, estimated that 85 percent of his patients wait-listed during elective surgery shutdowns still want to move forward.